It's an old adage that just happens to have a lot of truth in it: You are what you eat. Or, more accurately, you are what your body does with what you eat. A good diet is the foundation of good health.

Whether you are 16 or 60, everything you eat can in fact have a direct impact on your reproductive health. Factors that can easily throw off your optimal hormonal balance: stress, genetically altered food, pesticides, over-worked adrenal glands, poor liver function, and poor digestion.

It is never too soon or too late to make simple changes that will greatly improve your health in general, and your reproductive health in particular.

Simple Solutions for Optimal Reproductive Health

• Egg plant. In Ayurvedic medicine, eggplant is known as Gods Ovaries. It is loaded with phytoestrogens.
• Ginger, Onion, Garlic, and Turmeric. Each of these herbs is known for aiding with hormone levels and enhancing circulation.
• Flax, olive and fish oil. Each of these oils contains hormonal messenger molecules.
• Chestnut, sesame, safflower, sunflower, corn, soy, nuts and whole grains all contain phyotsterols that can be turned into a wide variety of hormones.
• Stress wears away at the immune system and the female reproductive system. Explore yoga, meditation, and/or herbal medicine as methods to deal with stress. And get plenty of rest. Additionally, there are many herbs that are proven to help improve immune function, helping to provide balance to the endocrine system, which includes the ovaries, adrenal, thyroid, and pituitary glands. Each of these glands has a great impact on how you feel.
• Liver detoxification is imperative, as the liver plays a pivotal role in maintaining normal hormonal levels. Using a dietary cleanse, in addition to liver-supporting herbs, can help optimize liver function.

Some Herbal Assistance for Female Health

Black Cohosh

First documented by Western medicine in 1801, the historical use of Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) dates back through centuries of Native American culture. Black cohosh is now one of the highest selling herbs in the USA. The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) recommends first considering lifestyle changes, alone or combined with a nonprescription remedy (such as dietary isoflavones, vitamin E, or Black Cohosh) for the relief of mild vasomotor symptoms. They note that for people with moderate to severe menopause-related hot flashes, prescription systemic estrogen-containing products are the therapeutic standard.

More Information

• Black Cohosh Organic Vegetarian Capsules
• Black Cohosh Organic Extract
• Black Cohosh root Organic c/s

Chaste Tree

Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus) is grown in Mediterranean countries and central Asia. Its dried fruit has a pepper-like aroma and flavor, and has been used in many traditional preparations to support female reproductive hormones. The Ancient Greeks reported Chaste Tree helpful in supporting female hormonal balance. The Greek physician Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.) wrote, "If blood flows from the womb, let the woman drink dark wine in which the leaves of the Chaste Tree have been steeped."

Chaste Tree is now the subject of several clinical trials. Preliminary results are supporting traditional use. In Germany, Chaste Tree is considered a safe, effective, and economical and is accepted by, and widely used by gynecologists.

More Information

• Chaste Tree Organic Vegetarian Capsules
• Chaste Tree Organic Extract
• Chaste Tree berries Organic whole

Other Female Herbs You Might Like

Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis)

• Dong Quai Organic Vegetarian Capsules
• Dong Quai Extract

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

• Licorice Organic Vegetarian Capsules
• Licorice Organic Extract
• Licorice root Organic c/s

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)

• Motherwort Organic Extract

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